Reaching Higher - Common Core State Standards

APPENDIX 1Validation Committee Members Biographical SketchesBryan AlbrechtPresident of GatewayTechnical College, a two-year college in Kenosha,WisconsinAlbrecht also serves as president of the Association for Career andTechnical Education and on the president’s advisory council for theNational Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers. He has abackground in secondary and postsecondary education, serves onnumerous workforce-related boards, and participates in relatedstandards and assessment organizations that bridge the education andeconomic and workforce development fields.Arthur ApplebeeDistinguished Professor of Education and Director of the Center on EnglishLearning & Achievement at the University at Albany–State University of NewYorkApplebee is a nationally recognized authority on English language arts anda long-time advisor to the National Assessment of Educational Progress(NAEP). He received the David A. Russell Award for DistinguishedResearch in the Teaching of English from the National Council of Teachersof English for his book, Curriculum as Conversation:TransformingTraditions ofTeaching and Learning, which re-conceptualized the role of curriculum inAmerican schools. He has also advised policymakers at the national, state,and district levels on curriculum, instruction, and assessment.Sarah BairdMathematics Specialist/Teacher with Kyrene Elementary School District inTempe,ArizonaBaird, a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards–certifiedinstructor, was named Arizona Teacher of the Year in 2009 and is amember of Arizona’s Science,Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsAcademy. Baird, who is the math coach for two district schools, servesK-5 students in roughly 60 classrooms.Jere ConfreySenior Research Fellow and Joseph D. Moore Distinguished Professor at TheWilliam & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North CarolinaState University’s College of EducationConfrey has co-authored research for the National Research Council’sScientific Research in Education; produced extensive work in formativeassessment in mathematics; and participates in the Generating IncreasedScience and Math Opportunities (GISMO) lab.David ConleyProfessor and Director of the Center for Educational Policy Research,Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership at the University of Oregon’sCollege of EducationConley has conducted extensive research on standards-based educationand systemic school reform. He also directed the Standards for Successproject for the Association of American Universities and The PewCharitable Trusts, which documented the knowledge and skills studentsneed to succeed in entry-level university courses. His recent book,College Knowledge, expands on this line of research.Linda Darling-HammondCharles Ducommon Professor of Education and Co-Director of the SchoolRedesign Network at Stanford University’s School of EducationDarling-Hammond’s focus is on international curriculum studies, schoolrestructuring, teacher quality, and educational equity. She is formerpresident of the American Educational Research Association and formerexecutive director of the National Commission on Teaching & America’sFuture, whose 1996 report, What Matters Most:Teaching for America’sFuture, led to sweeping teaching and teacher education policy changes.Alfinio FloresHollowell Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of MathematicalSciences and School of Education at the University of Delaware’s College ofEducation & Public PolicyFlores is a nationally recognized expert in mathematics education andmathematics teaching and learning, curriculum development, and preandin-service preparation of teachers of mathematics.Brian GongExecutive Director of the National Center for the Improvement ofEducational AssessmentGong is a nationally recognized expert in standards and assessment and aresearch scientist. He has served as associate commissioner for theKentucky Department of Education.As a former member of the technicaladvisory committee for the New England Common Assessment Program,Gong possesses a keen understanding of the working relationship betweenstandards and large-scale assessment programs.Kenji HakutaLee L. Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University’s School of EducationHakuta’s studies focus on bilingualism and the acquisition of English inimmigrant students. He co-authored the National Academy of Sciencesreport, Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children:A ResearchAgenda; co-edited a book on affirmative action in higher education,Compelling Interest: Examining the Evidence on Racial Dynamics in Collegesand Universities; has testified before Congress on topics such as languagepolicy, the education of language-minority students, affirmative action inhigher education, and the improvement of quality in educational research;and was founding dean of the University of California–Merced School ofSocial Sciences, Humanities and Arts.Kristin Buckstad HamiltonNationally Board CertifiedTeacher, Battlefield Senior High School, NationalEducation AssociationFeng-Jui HsiehAssociate Professor in the Mathematics Department at the National TaiwanNormal UniversityHsieh researches mathematics learning, mathematics teaching, teachereducation, and pre-service and in-service teacher professional development.He served as chairman of Taiwan’s first evaluation committee of the juniorhigh school mathematics textbook, as a member of the first evaluationcommittee of the elementary school mathematics textbook, and as amember of the committee to develop the first national curriculumstandards for private textbook publishers at the senior high school level. Hehas received grants fromTaiwan’s National Science Council and Ministry ofEducation. Hsieh serves asTaiwan’s representative on two internationalstudies administered by the International Association for the Evaluation ofEducational Achievement and the National Science Foundation.Mary Ann JordanTeacher, NewYork City Dept. of Education,American Federation ofTeachersJeremy KilpatrickRegents Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of GeorgiaKilpatrick, a charter member of the National Research Council’s (NRC)Mathematical Sciences Education Board, has received numerous educationawards, including the Felix Klein Medal in 2007 for lifetime achievement inmathematics education from the International Commission on MathematicalInstruction and the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award for DistinguishedService to Mathematics Education from the National Council ofTeachers ofMathematics. He chaired the committee that produced Adding It Up: HelpingChildren Learn Mathematics, a 2001 NRC report on arithmetic proficiency.Dr. Jill MartinPrincipal, Pine Creek High School5